A falling amusement ride which is capable of letting a player enjoy a thrill of dropping to the same extent as in a conventional equipment in spite of its height restrained low is provided. The falling amusement ride has a seat supported so as to go up and down to be dropped, and illusion giving device for giving an illusion regarding a sense of height to the player sitting on the seat.

A space ride simulator allows a user to experience space travel l, the weightlessness of being in space, and the reduced gravitational effects experienced while walking on a celestial body that is smaller than the earth. A 3-D simulator is used to create the various sights and sounds and movements of space travel, while a weightlessness room allows the user to experience weightlessness, and a weight reduced room allows a user to experience reduced gravitational effects while walking on a celestial body. The weightlessness room and the weight reduced room each have magnets embedded within the floor and a user dons a vest having a magnet thereattached, of the same polarity as the magnets within the floors. The magnets within the floors are of sufficient strength so as to completely or partially repel the user from the floor.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for multi-media simulation of the sounds, sights, and motions associated with various real life experiences. Roadable trailers having modules are combined to form a platform or support for an exoskeleton in the shape of various structures such as a spaceship, moon base, cave, mountain, vehicle, airplane, helicopter, ship, submarine, etc. The modules are provided with cameras, viewing screens, audio equipment and actual and optical motion imparting mechanisms for real-time point-of-access imagery simulating take-off, landing, turns, and hover-type turns from the environment surrounding the simulator. External image gathering cameras are attached to a movable support to provide relative motion point-of-access imagery.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for multi-media simulation of the sounds, sights, and motions associated with various real life experiences. Roadable trailers having modules are combined to form a platform or support for an exoskeleton in the shape of various structures such as a spaceship, moon base, cave, mountain, vehicle, airplane, helicopter, ship, submarine, etc. The modules are provided with cameras, viewing screens, audio equipment and actual and optical motion imparting mechanisms for real-time point-of-access imagery simulating take-off, landing, turns, and hover-type turns from the environment surrounding the simulator. External image gathering cameras are attached to a movable support to provide relative motion point-of-access imagery.

Systems and methods for presenting images in a vehicle as the vehicle rotates about a rotation axis are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a signal receiving portion that receives a first signal corresponding to an image of a first view from a position located a first distance from the rotation axis. A signal processing portion directs to a signal display portion located a second distance from the rotation axis, a time varying second signal that represents a second view. The second view can be a portion of the first view and can occupy an area less than the area occupied by the first view. The location of the second area relative to the first area can be selected based at least on an amount by which the first and second distances differ.